That’s pretty impressive Peeler! I am almost always skinning multiple species during season; and with Beaver for example will skin a bunch one night ; scrape the next and board a fret. Also freeze a lot of beaver, rat; coyote pelts and catch up later. Definitely have to purge freezers again over holidays. Have skinned up to 150 rats or 12 beaver in a night, but that’s after a days trapping - usually tired already when that starts. Tough on the body - but rewarding in many ways

Castor pretty important to beaver economics

Huge

Nope. I got 30 boards, but with a dehumidifier I get them off the boards in about 3 days.

Nice set. Light colored, those should make "Western Select" grade. Do you spend any additional time getting that pinkish membrane off or just leave it?

Here is the first official contest update for Dec 15th:

1. Northernbeaver 151
2. CDNLongline 126
3. Dstone1992 51
4. Mike Kelly 49
5. trapinnia 46 *
6. Beaverpeeler 44
7. Musty 27
8. Shakeyjake 12
9. swamp 7
10. H20Rat 1 (tie)
10. MnJag 1 (tie)
11. Walleyed 0
12. ack 0

I think there were a few others that signed up but didn't report; so they're out.
* I don't see where "trapinnia" officially signed up but he did report a catch total...so I guess he's in if he wants to be.

Brutal.

Enjoyed your video northern. Audio is not working on my laptop right now so it had to be a silent movie. Our trapping styles are necessarily very different, I never see lodges or dams where I trap and for that matter ice either. Most of the time my body grippers are basically just touching water; not submerged.
But I do around like you with a boat. The only way I know to get up good numbers.

Thanks for posting that!

Yes I had just cut these out while skinning, definitely clean up; yes Western Select. This set was 14 oz I think? Hit 16 oz only once

66 headed out on the river for a 7 days I leave the day after Christmas.

No need to update except for the 15th of each month with what your total is up to that date.

I think that is right around the biggest I ever got as well 13-14 oz's fresh.

Well, Xmas break from trapping short lived ha. Taking visiting nephew (Ontario) and son out today. Getting some coyote baits going and a few beaver houses set up . Will share a few pictures later

Spent most of day elk hunting and preparing coyote snare sites. Spectacular coyote population as they rebound with low prices. End of day picked up,3 nice beaver, plus set up another lodge. Visiting 18 y.o Nephew realized what a work out an ice chisel can be. Ha

Thanks for sharing that video, really good stuff!

7 more so up to 19. Forgot to get a pic of the biggest tail for the other contest.

Can i get in lol?

Only 1 more for a total of 2 ----- lookout I am about to catch up -- not. I'm busy chasing high dollar nutes -- maybe a couple weeks I will look for some beaver.